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rasht

/ɾæʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
rasht
IPA
/ɾæʃt/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

Etymology

From Persian رشت (Rašt), of uncertain origin. Sometimes connected to رشتن (reštan, “to spin, to weave”) or its homonym رشتن (raštan, “to dye”), q.v., both with reference to the city's textile industry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce rasht?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɾæʃt/.
What does rasht mean?
A city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.
Where does rasht come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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